Jezebel
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Jezebel was the wicked wife of King Ahab of Israel.
- Jezebel influenced Ahab and the rest of Israel to worship idols.
- She also killed many of God’s prophets.
- Jezebel caused an innocent man named Naboth to be killed so that Ahab could steal Naboth’s vineyard.
- Jezebel was finally killed due to all the evil things she had done. Elijah prophesied about how she would die and it happened exactly as he had predicted.
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(See also: Ahab, Elijah, false god)
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